Concept:Infetion
What are 4 types of infections?
Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic/protozoa
Why are microphages critial in a Chronic inflammatory response ?
they release tissue thromboplastin to facilitate hemostasis and to promote fibroblast activity
What does Preoperative care begin and end?
Starts: when client and family learn surgery is necessary
End: When client is in operating room
invertebrate animals with a segmented body; an external skeleton; and jointed, paired appendages.
Arthropods
What are three desciptors of infection
Location, duration, and sourse
an inflammatory response is often linked to what?
overlap of physiologic process between the immune and inflammatory providing protection to the host
Name a herbal supplement that if taken needs to be stopped days before surgery.
GINKO BOLOMA
the ability to remain unaffected by antimicrobial drugs such as antibiotics
multidrug resistance
What are the 3 primary preventions of infection control?
hand hygiene, standard precautions, and immunizations
the population at risk for severe or ineffective inflammatory response?
very young, older adults, uninsured/underinsured
anesthesis is a nurse specialist who adinisters anesthesia under a physician directior
Anesthesiologist is the physician
What are the 6 components of the chain of infection?
Infectious pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, Method of transmission, portal of entry, Susceptible host
What will the health history include during an assessment?
Questions to assess an individual's risk for infection, recognize symptoms associated with infection, and appreciate factors associated with a presenting infection.
what are some clinical managements to help promote inflammation?
RICE, immobilization devices, and pharmacologic agents
what is the 6 criterias for a client to be allowed to go home?
1- aler & oriented
2- stable vials
3- pain & nausea under control
4- oral fluids are retained
5- client voids a sufficient quality or urine
6- client received and understood Home care instructions
What are the three events that can occur when a pathogen invades the body?
What is the concequence of unresponsive or untreated infection?
Phagocytosis will respond aggressively-> invasion of bacteria-> heightened inflammatory response-> damaging host cells-> immune system overwhelmed-> death of host
What are 5 examples of autoimmune-based inflammation?
asthma, crohn's disease, goodpasture syndrome, graves disease, multiple sclerosis, myastchnia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus
What should you do before doing atelectasis prevention exercises in clients with incisions.
administer pain medication atleast 30 mins before
What are the postexposure recommendations steps for a needlestick injury?
Report the injury to supervisor immediately
doccument the injury in writing
identify the person or sourse of blood
obtain the HIV/HBV status if legal
obtain counseling on the potential for infection
Recieve the most appropriate postexposure prophylaxis
be tested for disease
receive instructions on monitoring